JohnSwenson wrote: > > I'm thinking that the 600MHz version is more than enough for just a > player. If we start adding a server at the same time we probably want at > least the 1GHz version, it will be a bit more expensive though. Anything > above 1GHz is going to cost a lot more. With a 1GHz processor and 512MB > of memory it's probably in the $200 to $220 range for the board.
John, I'd encourage you to go for more rather than less. An A8 proc with at least 512M. (Pandaboard ES is A9 1.2GHz dual core with 1024MB RAM. That retails for $180.) I think there is a market for something that isn't bargain basement and that has the power to run more than just a software player. ie. the server as well. (That was supposed to be the Touch. But we all know what a dog that was for running the server.) If people want to do it at beer money prices, there are already ways of doing software players on the cheap with $30 devices and $20 USB DAC's. But if you are going to go to the trouble of designing a board, future proof it and build in flexibility, rather than it being just enough. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ JackOfAll's Profile: http://forums.slimdevices.com/member.php?userid=3069 View this thread: http://forums.slimdevices.com/showthread.php?t=97881 _______________________________________________ discuss mailing list [email protected] http://lists.slimdevices.com/mailman/listinfo/discuss
